Malta Tackles Stats 2026

Malta Tackles Stats 2026 - season overview

Malta are averaging 11.3 tackles per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 22.2 total tackles on average. That puts them 14th of 54 for team tackles per match among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player tackle-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Gibraltar, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Malta players make the most tackles?

Alexander Satariano leads with 13 tackles across 8 qualifying appearances (1.63/g, 88% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Malta player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.

How does Malta's tackle profile look this season?

Malta are averaging 11.3 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 10.9 for a match-total of 22.2. That ranks 14th of 54 for team tackles among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. They average 12.56 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1.29 take-ons/g).

How is the tackle matchup read calculated?

Tackle matchup blends the defender's tackles per game (50%), the opposition attacker's take-on rate (30%), and the defender's underlying tackle propensity (20%). For the upcoming fixture against Gibraltar, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Malta's defenders.

Where do these tackle stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Malta fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced. Pre-match lineups are predicted lineups until team news lands, then confirmed.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their tackle rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted by 5-minute substitutions.

Do tackles count attempted or only successful?

We count attempted tackles per Sportmonks' definition. That matches what Bet365 settles 1+ tackles markets on, so the page's hit-rate and the bookmaker's pricing are aligned.

Malta player tackles rates

Player	Position	Apps	Tackles	Per game	1+ hit rate
Ilyas Chouaref	attacker	8	12	1.5	88%
Alexander Satariano	attacker	8	13	1.63	88%
Matthew Guillaumier	midfielder	7	13	1.86	86%
Ryan Camenzuli	midfielder	6	12	2	67%
Adam Magri Overend	defender	3	3	1	67%
Juan Corbalan	attacker	8	12	1.5	63%
Kurt Shaw	defender	7	7	1	57%
Paul Mbong	attacker	7	9	1.29	57%
Teddy Teuma	midfielder	6	6	1	50%
Jake Grech	midfielder	2	3	1.5	50%
Enrico Pepe	defender	7	3	0.43	43%
Joseph Mbong	attacker	7	8	1.14	43%
Gabriel Mentz	defender	5	3	0.6	40%
Zach Muscat	defender	6	6	1	33%
Brandon Paiber	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Irvin Cardona	attacker	7	3	0.43	29%
Henry Bonello	goalkeeper	8	0	0	0%
Keyon Ewurum	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Jean Borg	defender	2	0	0	0%
Kean Scicluna	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Myles Beerman	defender	2	0	0	0%
Andrea Zammit	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Kevin Cannavò	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Rashed Al-Tumi	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%
Jake Azzopardi	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

Malta tackles match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team tackles	Opposition tackles	Match total	Top player
4 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Andorra	Home	1-0	16	22	38	Juan Corbalan (4)
1 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Gibraltar	Home	1-1	13	14	27	Ryan Camenzuli (5)
27 Sep 2026	Friendly International	Liechtenstein	Home	2-0	0	0	0
24 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Andorra	Away	1-2	18	12	30	Ryan Camenzuli (4)
5 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Azerbaijan	Away	0-2	0	0	0
1 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Slovakia	Away	2-1	0	0	0
31 Mar 2026	UEFA Nations League	Luxembourg	Away	3-0	11	18	29	Joseph Mbong (4)
26 Mar 2026	UEFA Nations League	Luxembourg	Home	0-2	22	14	36	Zach Muscat (4)
17 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Poland	Home	2-3	14	9	23	Teddy Teuma (4)
14 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Finland	Away	0-1	19	20	39	Alexander Satariano (5)

Malta tackles 2026: last 10 games

Tackles for per game: 16.14
Tackles against per game: 15.57
Match total tackles per game: 31.71
Games: 7
League rank for match tackles: 14 of 53

Malta Tackles for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %
Home	4	16.25	100%	50%	25%	25%	25%
Away	3	16	67%	67%	67%	33%	0%
Overall	7	16.14	86%	57%	43%	29%	14%

Malta Tackles against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %
Home	4	14.75	75%	25%	25%	25%	25%
Away	3	16.67	67%	67%	67%	33%	0%
Overall	7	15.57	71%	43%	43%	29%	14%

Malta Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 26.5 %	Over 30.5 %	Over 32.5 %	Over 34.5 %	Over 38.5 %
Home	4	31	75%	50%	50%	50%	0%
Away	3	32.67	100%	33%	33%	33%	33%
Overall	7	31.71	86%	43%	43%	43%	14%

Malta Team tackles 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles / match	16.14	16.25	16
Tackles over 12.5	86%	100%	67%
Tackles over 14.5	57%	50%	67%
Tackles over 16.5	43%	25%	67%
Tackles over 18.5	29%	25%	33%
Tackles over 20.5	14%	25%	0%

Malta Tackles against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Tackles against	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles against / match	15.57	14.75	16.67
Tackles against over 12.5	71%	75%	67%
Tackles against over 14.5	43%	25%	67%
Tackles against over 16.5	43%	25%	67%
Tackles against over 18.5	29%	25%	33%
Tackles against over 20.5	14%	25%	0%

Malta Match tackles 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Match tackles / match	31.71	31	32.67
Match tackles over 26.5	86%	75%	100%
Match tackles over 30.5	43%	50%	33%
Match tackles over 32.5	43%	50%	33%
Match tackles over 34.5	43%	50%	33%
Match tackles over 38.5	14%	0%	33%

Malta tackles match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
4 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Andorra (H)	1-0	16	22	38	-
1 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Gibraltar (H)	1-1	13	14	27	-
24 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Andorra (A)	1-2	18	12	30	-
31 Mar	UEFA Nations League	Luxembourg (A)	3-0	11	18	29	-
26 Mar	UEFA Nations League	Luxembourg (H)	0-2	22	14	36	-
17 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Poland (H)	2-3	14	9	23	-
14 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Finland (A)	0-1	19	20	39	-

UEFA Nations League tackles table 2026: every team's tackles per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 32.5 %
1	Germany	12	18.58	20.5	39.08	75%
2	Lithuania	3	16.33	22	38.33	67%
3	Azerbaijan	3	20.67	17	37.67	67%
4	Kazakhstan	4	22	14.75	36.75	75%
5	Greece	7	17.29	18.14	35.43	86%
6	France	16	16.13	18.5	34.63	63%
7	Austria	11	17.91	15.55	33.45	64%
8	Turkey	10	17.2	16.2	33.4	30%
9	Bulgaria	3	17.67	15.67	33.33	100%
10	Norway	14	15.86	17.43	33.29	64%
11	Georgia	4	14.5	18.25	32.75	50%
12	Kosovo	6	17.33	15.17	32.5	50%
13	England	15	14.93	17.53	32.47	60%
14	Malta	5	16	16	32	40%
15	Belgium	14	14.71	17.21	31.93	43%
16	Hungary	8	15.25	16.63	31.88	63%
17	Spain	15	16	15.4	31.4	67%
18	Denmark	6	16	15.17	31.17	50%
19	Northern Ireland	8	17.13	13.88	31	38%
20	Moldova	3	18	12.33	30.33	33%
21	Andorra	3	13.67	16.67	30.33	33%
22	Italy	8	15.38	14.75	30.13	38%
23	Luxembourg	6	13.17	16.83	30	33%
24	Faroe Islands	3	11.67	18	29.67	33%
25	Switzerland	13	14.31	15.23	29.54	31%
26	Belarus	3	16.67	12.67	29.33	0%
27	Armenia	4	14.75	14.25	29	25%
28	San Marino	3	13.67	15.33	29	33%
29	Cyprus	4	13.25	15.75	29	25%
30	Ukraine	5	15.2	13.6	28.8	20%
31	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	13.6	14.9	28.5	30%
32	North Macedonia	6	15	13.33	28.33	33%
33	Netherlands	12	13.33	14.83	28.17	25%
34	Serbia	7	15	13.14	28.14	14%
35	Czech Republic	8	14.25	13.75	28	50%
36	Croatia	11	15.09	12.73	27.82	36%
37	Estonia	3	13.67	14	27.67	33%
38	Slovakia	4	9.75	17.5	27.25	50%
39	Republic of Ireland	9	11.22	15.78	27	22%
40	Portugal	13	12	14.85	26.85	23%
41	Israel	5	11.8	14.8	26.6	20%
42	Sweden	12	11.92	14.33	26.25	25%
43	Finland	7	13.14	13	26.14	14%
44	Poland	6	14.5	11.33	25.83	17%
45	Montenegro	4	13	12.75	25.75	0%
46	Albania	5	11	14.6	25.6	0%
47	Slovenia	5	13.6	11.8	25.4	20%
48	Gibraltar	4	11.75	13.5	25.25	25%
49	Latvia	6	14.5	10.5	25	17%
50	Romania	6	11.33	12.83	24.17	17%
51	Scotland	10	12.5	10.9	23.4	0%
52	Iceland	7	12.71	9.14	21.86	29%
53	Wales	8	11.25	10.5	21.75	13%

Malta tackles against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 32.5 %
Vs top six	9	14.67	15.56	30.22	33%
Vs top half	9	14.67	15.56	30.22	33%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Malta tackles per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 32.5 %
UEFA Nations League	2026/2027	3	15.67	16	31.67	33%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	8	17.63	13.88	31.5	50%

Malta next three opponents: tackles per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their tackles for	Their tackles against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Mon 16 Nov 19:45	Gibraltar (away)	24.86	11.86	13	25.67	12.67	13

Malta players with the most games of 1+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Alexander Satariano	attacker	5	6	83%
2	Ilyas Chouaref	attacker	5	6	83%
3	Matthew Guillaumier	midfielder	4	6	67%
4	Juan Corbalan	attacker	4	7	57%
5	Joseph Mbong	attacker	3	5	60%

Malta players with the most games of 2+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Matthew Guillaumier	midfielder	3	6	50%
2	Ryan Camenzuli	midfielder	3	6	50%
3	Juan Corbalan	attacker	3	7	43%
4	Paul Mbong	attacker	3	7	43%
5	Joseph Mbong	attacker	2	5	40%

Malta players with the most games of 3+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Joseph Mbong	attacker	2	5	40%
2	Matthew Guillaumier	midfielder	2	6	33%
3	Ryan Camenzuli	midfielder	2	6	33%
4	Jake Grech	midfielder	1	3	33%
5	Ilyas Chouaref	attacker	1	6	17%

Gibraltar tackles match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
1 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Malta (A)	1-1	14	13	27	-
27 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Andorra (H)	0-0	16	7	23	-
31 Mar	UEFA Nations League	Latvia (A)	1-0	6	12	18	-
26 Mar	UEFA Nations League	Latvia (H)	0-1	11	22	33	-
17 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Czech Republic (A)	6-0	14	15	29	-
14 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Montenegro (H)	1-2	11	10	21	-
12 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Croatia (A)	3-0	11	12	23	-